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Council approves minutes, consent items and several ordinances; budget resolution adopted
Summary
At the April 8 Milton City Council meeting members unanimously approved amended minutes, the agenda, a 10‑item consent agenda, a budget resolution and three ordinances (one on second reading).
The City Council unanimously approved multiple procedural and legislative items at its April 8 meeting.
Minutes and agenda - The council approved an amendment to the minutes from the March 11 meeting to record motions relating to a memorandum of understanding on legal services and subsequent separate motions for interim general counsel and litigation services. Councilwoman Farrow moved the amendment; Councilman Hawthorne seconded; the amendment and the minutes were approved unanimously. - The council also approved the special meeting minutes for March 20 and approved the April 8 meeting agenda as discussed in the workshop; those actions passed unanimously.
General consent agenda (10 items) — approved unanimously The consent agenda included the following items (agenda item numbers as read into the record): 1) 2025‑3167 — appointment of Mrs. Ella Payne to an unexpired term vacancy on the community improvement board 2) 2025‑3189 — approval of the timeline for selection of the next city attorney 3) 2025‑3131 — service of process policy 4) 2025‑3200 — installation of a new pump for the hospital water well 5) 2025‑3201 — purchase of a new truck for the wastewater treatment plant 6) 2025‑3203 — materials purchase for natural gas distribution infrastructure project 7) 2025‑3204 — Cedar Ridge sanitary sewer emergency repairs 8) 2025‑3186 — multi‑jurisdictional floodplain mitigation plan and public information plan 9) 2025‑301901 — right‑of‑way abandonment request for 5639 Alabama Street 10) 2025‑301904 — right‑of‑way abandonment request for Peachtree Street Councilwoman Fretwell moved approval of the consent agenda; Councilman Powell seconded; the motion carried unanimously.
Resolutions and ordinances - Resolution No. 25‑04 (adopting fiscal year 2024 budget amendments as presented) was moved by Councilman Powell, seconded by Councilman Cusack and adopted unanimously. - Ordinance No. 325 (amending the code regarding orderly operation of public meetings) was read for second reading and adopted on second reading; motion by Councilman Powell, seconded by Councilwoman Farrow; unanimous. - Ordinance No. 425 (amending Unified Development Code fence standards in commercial zoning districts) was read for first reading; motion by Councilman Cusack, seconded by Councilman Powell to approve on first reading; unanimous. - Ordinance No. O5‑25 (relating to compensation of the mayor and city council) was read for first reading; motion by Councilman Hawthorne, seconded by Councilman Powell to approve on first reading; unanimous.
Votes and procedure notes Most approvals were announced as "unanimously approved by all members" in the meeting record. The transcript did not record a full roll‑call with each member’s individual vote on each item; the meeting record shows unanimous passage for the items listed above.
Why this matters: The council’s actions implement routine administrative appointments and public‑process rules, advance budget housekeeping through the resolution, and move three ordinances forward, including one adopted on second reading.
